33 reactions · 4 comments | A Bloomberg News analysis shows that funds and investment firms now control 17% of the clubs in Europe’s five biggest leagues. So what’s changed? Football is no longer only a locally owned operation. Instead, the cost of running a club has pushed out the local investors and replaced them with some of the world’s richest pools of capital, who are buying clubs not only to make money, but also influence their global standing. | Bloomberg Television | Facebook